"Dust Release?"
Kushina was startled by the ninjutsu the opponent used.
One had to know that Dust Release (Particle Style) was the signature ninjutsu of the current Tsuchikage.
A Kekkei Tōta that surpassed Kekkei Genkai.
Even Kushina, who wasn't good at studying, had learned from books about the powerful ninjutsu possessed by the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure.
But this opponent's performance...
"This isn't Dust Release at all!"
Kushina erupted, using Soru to cross the distance between them, appearing in front of the girl and punching at her face.
Monster Strength Punch.
Accompanied by the roar of the air, the girl turned into flakes of dust. The person vanished, but her voice still drifted over slowly.
"Although I can't compare to Lord Third, my Dust Release isn't weak either."
Dust blew up. Every speck of dust became sharp under the power of chakra.
It was just that the power really wasn't much.
Like hacking someone with nail clippers. It couldn't kill, but it could hurt like hell.
Three golden chains emerged from behind Kushina, wrapping around her tightly, trying to block the erosion of the dust.
"It's useless. Tiny dust isn't so easy to block."
The girl's triumphant voice came from within the dust.
Kushina didn't look for the girl's figure immediately but looked towards the stream.
She used Soru to quickly cross the distance.
The girl also discovered Kushina's intention.
"Don't think you'll succeed."
"Dust Release: Dust Body Technique!"
Dust gathered into the girl's appearance, but the exterior was completely black, the body made of grain upon grain of dust.
The dust girl was about to intercept Kushina.
"Don't get in my way!!"
Kushina shattered the dust girl with one punch. With Monster Strength, Kushina wasn't so easy to stop.
Especially since this clone of the opponent was really too weak.
After breaking through the blockade, Kushina plunged headfirst into the stream.
The dust followed closely behind, but against the thin water surface, the dust couldn't rush in at all.
She could only watch Kushina hide in the stream water.
The dust condensed into the girl's appearance, looking at Kushina in the stream with an ugly expression.
Her Dust Release was called Dust Release, but in reality, it was just a variant secret jutsu of Earth Release. Every ninja village had some secret jutsu like this.
It was just that the power of her Dust Release really wasn't great. It only stood out in reconnaissance.
At the same time, for Dust Release, the biggest nemesis was water.
"Don't think hiding inside will save you."
The girl threw shuriken at Kushina.
The chains behind Kushina flew out, knocking the shuriken away, and grabbed at the girl with unabated momentum.
The girl was instantly caught. The chains twisted hard, turning the girl into a sky full of dust.
"What a troublesome ninjutsu."
Kushina squatted under the water surface. The stream wasn't deep, so she could only maintain this posture.
The wounds on her body were healing rapidly due to the Nine-Tails' chakra.
But this was just a stalemate. If the opponent's companions returned to support, it would be trouble.
"My companion and teacher went to chase your companions."
Speaking of companions, the girl used the opponent's companions as a threat.
"That blond kid is facing my companion. That's Sanshū, known as the 'Mad Beast'. He loves torturing opponents. By now, he's probably started slaughtering your companion."
The girl wanted to use words to provoke Kushina, but unexpectedly, her words made Kushina calm down.
Minato wasn't weak. Kushina wasn't worried at all!
Seeing it didn't work, the girl could only switch to another person.
"And the other one with the crest on his clothes, he's an Uchiha, right? My teacher really wants a pair of Uchiha eyes for his collection."
Under the water, Kushina's face changed. Although she and Uchiha Jin didn't get along, he was still her companion.
"Did the Jonin go after Uchiha Jin? I must end this quickly."
Kushina formed hand seals.
"Mind's Eye of the Kagura! Open!"
The next moment, Kushina drilled out of the water.
"Finally came out!"
The girl was overjoyed, controlling the dust to sweep towards Kushina.
But Kushina let the dust hurt her, rushing towards the distance.
"A sensory ninjutsu!!"
The girl hiding behind a tree changed her expression immediately, turning to flee into the distance. She had been hiding in there from the start.
While fleeing, she didn't forget to direct the dust to create wounds on Kushina's body.
"Damn it, what is with this brat? Why is there so much blood flow!!"
Her fighting style was to make people die from excessive blood loss.
But this young girl was simply a blood cow. How much blood had she lost, yet she was still completely intact?
"Found you!!"
Kushina leaped high, spotting the girl at a glance.
Her body fell from high altitude.
The chains behind her rushed out first, quickly binding the girl layer by layer.
"Die a hundred times for me!!"
Kushina punched the girl on the head. The immense force caved in a part of the girl's skull. Her eyes were bloodshot, and her body fell to the ground, motionless.
Kushina gasped for breath.
Battle over.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
"Hit the jackpot."
Jin stood on a rock, looking at the man appearing in front of him, his hand silently placed on the hilt of his sword.
Chūdō hung upside down from a tree, quietly watching Uchiha Jin.
The moment Jin was locked on, he couldn't escape.
"How about you pretend you didn't see me and let me leave?"
After all, his interest in the village brawls wasn't that high.
If Minato hadn't discovered something wrong, he wouldn't have even spoken up to remind them.
"Sorry, duty calls."
Just as Chūdō responded, a kunai appeared silently behind Jin.
Clang!
The sound of metal colliding rang out.
Jin had drawn his sword at some point and blocked Chūdō's kunai.
The Chūdō hanging upside down in the distance vanished instantly.
Both of them started forming seals with one hand almost simultaneously.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
"Earth Release: Rock Pistol Technique." (Doton: Iwadeppō)
Both spewed out attacks simultaneously. Jin spewed a fireball. Chūdō spewed stones that grew rapidly.
BOOM!
The collision of the two created a strong airflow, separating them quickly.
The next moment, the two engaged in combat again. Their taijutsu was completely on par, but due to the opponent's size advantage, Jin was at a disadvantage.
Jin raised a finger, and a point of blue light appeared.
Spirit Gun!
The blue light was extremely fast. Chūdō couldn't react at all, and his shoulder was hit, revealing a bloody hole.
Chūdō grunted, forced Jin back with a kunai, and retreated quickly.
"They say I'm not a match for a Jonin. Why don't I believe it?"
Jin wanted to pursue and attack.
But when he tried to lift his foot, he couldn't. Looking down, he saw a hand suddenly grabbing his ankle.
"When!?"
Clearly, the enemy Jonin was nursing his injury not far away. How did he appear underground?
"Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu!" (Doton: Shinjūzanshu no Jutsu)
Jin was instantly pulled into the earth. In the instant he was pulled in, his hands formed seals rapidly.
"Six Storehouses Immortal Thief!"
The opponent's chakra entered Jin's body rapidly. Chūdō underground changed his expression and could only let go.
Allowing Jin to break free and jump to a rock on the other side.
But a slight sound rang out. He looked down and saw an explosive tag stuck to the sole of his shoe!
"Tekkai!"
BOOM!
A violent explosion rang out. Jin appeared at a further distance with Soru. His long pants had turned into shorts, his shoes were gone, and his legs were scorched black.
The opponent's ninjutsu came one after another. Jin couldn't parry them at all for a moment.
He looked towards where Chūdō had appeared. There was only a hole in the ground. The opponent's figure couldn't be seen at all.
Jin formed hand seals.
"Shadow Clo...!"
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Divide!" (Doton: Retsudo Tenshō)
Before Jin could finish speaking, the ground beneath his feet cracked rapidly, and his body fell downwards involuntarily.
He hurriedly stepped on the flying dirt, wanting to escape quickly.
Jin searched the surroundings. Soon, he saw Chūdō's figure in the distance.
The opponent's attack hadn't stopped, nor did he give Jin any reaction time.
Chūdō smashed his fist onto the ground, launching another ninjutsu.
"Earth Release: Earth Stone Sand!"
The shattered mud blocks on the ground turned into countless grains of fine sand.
Just as Jin was about to escape the range of the ninjutsu, the fine sand rose like a wave on the sea surface, swallowing Jin instantly.
Buried in the sand, Jin gritted his teeth, curling his body to withstand the secondary damage caused by the flowing sand.
He was now completely dragged into the opponent's rhythm. This guy was completely incomparable to that ninja from before.
Their fighting styles were similar, but the results were worlds apart.
The overwhelming attacks put him in a completely passive situation.
One wrong step, every step wrong.
"Earth Release: Antlion!" (Doton: Ari Jigoku)
At this moment, the sand turned into mud again. The mud became extremely soft and began rotating clockwise, stirring the surroundings.
Jin, covered in mud, knew.
If this continued, his entire body would be crushed by the soft mud.
He could hear the wailing sound of his own bones.
The opponent had calculated his movement patterns during the battle. He had stepped into the opponent's trap step by step.
He searched his mind for all the ninjutsu he could use right now, but either he couldn't learn them in a short time, or they were completely useless.
"How could I..."
"Die here!!"
"Gate of Opening! Open!"
Opening just one gate of the Eight Gates didn't bring him much improvement, but for the Six Storehouses Immortal Thief modified Eight Gates, he didn't have enough chakra right now.
"I absolutely won't die in a place like this!!"
"Spirit Gun! Self-Destruct!"
A blue light suddenly lit up within the mud, gradually spreading outwards.
The Spirit Gun wasn't composed of chakra, but a crude fusion of Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Lightning, Yin, and Yang. Seven properties released simultaneously. It didn't belong to any ninjutsu category itself. It was just an unstable effect formed by too many properties mixed together.
Firing the unstable destructive power outwards would turn it into a rapid spirit bullet.
If the Spirit Gun was just left to stay in place...
That would be a...
Bomb with gradually increasing power!!
BOOM!!
The ground was instantly blasted apart.
Jin, covered in blood, jumped out of the soil. All the skin on his body's surface had been damaged by the explosion. Even using Tekkai couldn't withstand it.
Jin covered his face with his right hand, looking at Chūdō through the gaps between his fingers.
Using those crimson eyes.